Jugendstil1066
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This evening I returned home from a friend's house - a 10 mile drive - got out of the car and noticed a smell coming from the engine area. I don't really have the vocabulary to describe this properly, but it was sort of a hot smell - it didn't smell like gas, but kind of like hot metal, rubber, maybe a bit like something was burning. The hood felt very hot, especially after only driving for ten miles, and 2 hours later it still felt warm. Granted, I live in Georgia, but it was only about 75 degrees out at 8 PM.
This is a 98 Subaru Legacy wagon, by the way.
I drove it yesterday 35 miles to a job interview and 35 miles back, no problem, no odor. Had to run to the store this morning, about 7 miles away, no problem then either. And I didn't notice anything after I arrived at my friend's house this afternoon, just after returning home.
Thanks for any advice you can give me!
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help! My check engine light came on the other day, and suddenly the speedometer and odometer stopped working, so I went to AutoZone and they said the problem was the speed sensor. I drive a 98 Legacy wagon with a manual transmission. A friend of mine has kindly offered to replace the sensor, but he's looked online and says he couldn't find out where it was located on a car w/a manual transmission, only on the automatic. Is it in the same spot? TIA for all your advice!!
Odd smell from engine after driving; hood is hot and stays warm
in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
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no, I don't think so - I didn't know what that was so I looked it up. The car drives fine and feels fine; it's just the smell and the heat.